Song Do Yeong

Song Do-yeong fascinates me precisely because she works unseen. A South Korean voice actress born in Changwon in 1951, she joined MBC's voice acting division in 1970, meaning she has lent her voice to characters for over half a century. Voice acting is an art of self-erasure: the better you are, the less the audience thinks about you. I have enormous respect for performers who build entire careers in that anonymity, anchoring foreign films and dramas for generations of viewers. Her face and private life stay offstage, and somehow that feels exactly right for a true craftsperson of sound.

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Name (English)

Song Do Yeong

Name (Japanese)

ソン・ドヨン

Reading

そん・どよん

Born

December 22, 1951 (age 74)

Origin

Changwon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Occupation

voice actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song%20Do-yeong
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%A8%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q625315

Tags

• South Gyeongsang
• voice actor
• actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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